Stansbury, Melanie

Background & current office

Melanie A. Stansbury is the Democratic U.S. representative for New Mexico’s 1st District and has served in the House since a 2021 special election. Congress.gov records service through the 119th Congress. Her official biography describes earlier work as a STEM educator and land-and-water researcher, staff service in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and White House Office of Management and Budget, and service in the New Mexico Legislature.

Stansbury’s official House committee page lists Natural Resources and Oversight and Government Reform, including the Federal Lands, Water/Wildlife/Fisheries and Delivering on Government Efficiency subcommittees. Her water, climate, food-security and economic-development priorities are policy context unless connected to a discrete factual claim.

Editorial research reviewed: August 22, 2026. Public-record fields continue to refresh independently from official chamber sources.

Current seat & contact information

Chamber

U.S. House of Representatives

Representation

New Mexico · District 1

Party

Democratic

Birth date

January 31, 1979

Washington phone

(202) 225-6316

Office

1421 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC 20515-3101

Current leadership and reviewed committee roles

Reviewed committee assignments

• House Committee on Natural Resources
• Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands
• Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
• Oversight Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency

Official recorded-vote record

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Legislation & official congressional activity

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